"A new DOJ-funded study by researchers at the Center for Court Innovation tracked 16- to 24-year-olds in New York City neighborhoods with elevated rates of gun violence." August 2020

"Nearly 90 percent of participants said that they had owned or carried guns, citing the constant and unpredictable threat of violence and a lack of trust in the police as primary factors. Among the report’s recommendations: more public safety solutions outside law enforcement, better funding for jobs programs and street outreach workers, and increased access to trauma therapy and other social services."

https://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2020/Report_GunControlStudy_08052020.pdf?utm_source=The+Trace+mailing+list&utm_campaign=db21cb0106-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_24_04_06_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f76c3ff31c-db21cb0106-112396133